| Description |
xii, 594 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Series |
A New Press people's history |
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New Press people's history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-565) and index. |
| Contents |
"The people at war" -- "All the benefit of the wealthy" -- "The brunt is thrown upon the working classes" -- "The women rising" -- "We poor soldiers" -- "Come in out of the draft" -- "My God! are we free?" -- "Indians here have no fight with the whites" -- "Was the war in vain?" |
| Summary |
"A People's History of the Civil War is "bottom up" history, illustrated with little-known anecdotes and first-person testimony. David Williams brings to life the brutal, mundane experiences of the war - such as the mutilated bodies which, in the words of one soldier, lay "thick as autumn leaves" over the fields after every major battle - and the harsh realities of battlefield medicine and wartime rations. At the same time, he gives us a moving and intimate glimpse into the personal acts of bravery and human kindness that helped to elevate a terrible fight into a sometimes-noble cause."--Jacket. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01354981
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1861 - 1865
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
1595580182 |
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9781595580184 |
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